It is for everyone embracing their greatness and believing in themselves. “Proud’ is a song for everyone that has been told to put their head down. This is in fact the best possible outcome of their global success – the inspiration they give to other young people in North Macedonia to engage and through collaboration tackle some of the biggest challenges facing their generation and create a better world for themselves,” said Mr. Other teenagers are asking how they can join the next youth challenge. The team - “AndroMeta” - will receive expert mentorship and $20,000 in seed funding to scale up their initiative - a mobile app “Speak Out” designed to build a community of support for victims of bullying. Representatives from private sector – potential supporters of youth innovative initiatives in the country - and members of the diplomatic corps joined the certificate award ceremony. What are her social media links?įacebook | Twitter | Instagram Finally, don’t forget to let us know what you love about Tamara Todevska.SKOPJE, 26 April 2019 – Young people and mentors who participated in the national Youth Challenge competition, together with UNICEF and Tamara Todevska, Eurovision 2019 national representative, celebrated the success of teenagers from North Macedonia winning global recognition for innovation to end violence. Now, all she needs to do is make herself proud and make it through to the Grand Final, this time around.
Fast forward a few years and she was internally selected by North Macedonia to represent the country at the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 with the song “Proud” – the song is dedicated to her two children and everyone fighting for their dreams and believing in their own greatness. The album was considered a success with many of the tracks becoming charting sensational hits for her. They failed to make it through to the Grand Final, managing to place tenth in their Semi-Final with 64 points, just three points off from qualifying.Īfter Eurovision, she continued to release music, leading up to her 2015 sophomore album Eden Den, which means One Day in English. This time around she won the national selection show and was sent to Belgrade, Serbia to the Eurovision Song Contest 2008, where they sang the English version of the song, titled “Let Me Love You”. She decided not to give up and entered the following year, this time including features from Vrcak & Adrijan Gaxha on the song “Vo Ime Na Ljubovta”. In 2007 she attempted to represent Macedonia at the Eurovision Song Contest by competing in the national selection show Skopje Fest 2007 with the song “Kazi Koj Si Ti”, she came second. She had previously been an entrant in the festival in previous years, with various songs. This album was titled Sino, which means Blue in English, and had the lead single titled “1003” which was her entry into the Montenegrin festival Suncane Skale, where she came second. Tamara Todevska’s official debut track was a collaboration with her sister in 1997, titled “Igra luda”, which means “Crazy Game” in English, but she didn’t release her debut album until 2005. Her older sister is Tijana Dapcevic who represented Macedonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 with the song “To The Sky”, failing to make it to the Grand Final after she placed 13th with 33 points in her Semi-Final. She was raised in a musical family and started performing at just six years old.
She was born in Skopje, North Macedonia and is one of the best-selling female artists in the country. What else should I know about Tamara Todevska?